Painting --15th Century Italian Art-- Adoration of the magi
This artist is known as "The greatest Italian painter of the international style". The costumes and the draperies shown on the procession are typical of the style worn by wealthy people north of the region represented. The animals shown are not just the common ones known to the story but also types that were collected by princes of the period in their palaces.

Adoration of the magi

Who- Gartile Da Fabriano
What- Tempera on wood
When- 1423 A.D. Where-Florence, Italy Why- Painted purpose is to create a glorified event.
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